Southwest Prep 4A Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances from Thursday's football action (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
Big Game from Allen As St. John's Fell 48-45
Starting off the list is St. John's Cole Allen, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Allen rushed for 248 yards and five touchdowns. He was no stranger to the big play, taking off on a dash that went for 50 yards.
Episcopal had to have seen this coming; the last time they saw Allen it was a similar story. Allen rushed for 276 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 9.9 yards per carry the last time he and the Knights duked it out back in October of 2023.
Gamescore: 65.27
A Season-Best Performance from Wayne Shanks Jr. Leads Kinkaid over Episcopal School of Dallas
On Thursday, Kinkaid got the W thanks in part to Wayne Shanks Jr. playing the best football he has all season. Shanks Jr. rushed for 253 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 8.7 yards per carry. Thanks to that strong showing, he's now averaging 2.1 rushing touchdowns per game. He has been hot recently, having posted two or more rushing touchdowns the last six times he's played.
The victory was the sixth in a row for Kinkaid, bringing their record for this year to 6-1. Shanks Jr. and Kinkaid will look to defend their home field on Friday against Episcopal at 7:00 p.m.
Gamescore: 63.00
Bryce Weatherholt Turns in Another Game with at Least Six Total Tackles
Bryce Weatherholt continued his hot streak on Thursday by dropping his fourth-straight game (dating back to last season) with at least six total tackles. He made 20 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
For the season, Weatherholt has averaged 10 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 24.25
Jose Barrenechea Makes It Two for Cooper
Another Cooper player making an appearance on this list is Jose Barrenechea. He picked up a sack and made ten total tackles in addition to snagging an interception. Thanks to that strong showing, he's now averaging 5.5 total tackles per game.
For the year, Barrenechea has averaged 5.5 total tackles per game and for the season has 2 sacks.
Gamescore: 20.75
Loggins Made His Presence Known in Cooper's 25-14 Loss
Another Cooper player making an appearance on this list is Skyler Loggins. He picked up 89 receiving yards and a touchdown. He got the majority of those receiving yards when he pulled down a pass and took off for a gain of 65 yards.
This year, Loggins has caught 3 touchdowns while averaging 59.7 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 23.71 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 15.23
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